Dancer-choreographer Agnes de Mille Died Today at 88 From: All Things Considered (NPR) | Date: October 7, 1993 | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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10-07-1993

ROBERT SIEGEL, Host: Agnes De Mille, who died today at age 88, was a dancer and choreographer, whose creations for the musical Oklahoma! were a landmark in American musical theater. She began her career in ballet and modern dance, and in 1942 created the ballet Rodeo, with music by Aaron Copland. On Broadway, she choreographed a number of musicals, including Brigadoon, Carousel, Paint Your Wagon, but most notably Oklahoma!, writte...

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